Unpopular opinion (maybe?): I'm enjoying being a mum a lot more now that my kids are not babies and toddlers anymore

It's a lovely Saturday and my kids are 16, 14, 11, 8 and 5. My youngest is obviously still quite young but she is no longer a baby or a toddler anymore. We are heading to Hyde Park right now and I just realised how much easier life is now that I don't have any toddlers or babies.

Don't get me wrong, I have loved being a mum at every stage but now that my kids are older we can just go wherever we want and not have to worry about carrying a buggy, bringing a changing bag, worrying about nap time, no toddlers complaining about walking or throwing random tantrums. We all go out the house within 15 minutes which is quite brilliant compared to how long it used to take us to leave the house a few years ago. We all slept in till like 10am this morning which was amazing. Our mornings are much less chaotic now.

Don't get me wrong the kids still argue all the time but we are currently in the car, my husband is driving and the kids are all just minding their own buisness (I'm probably going to jinx myself, let's be honest, but I will enjoy them not arguing for now 🤣).

But for now I am just reflecting on how much I love this stage of motherhood.